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Popular Beliefs We’ve Had Our Entire Lives That Are Actually False

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There are certain things we believed our entire lives, and other people believed them too. As it turns out, a lot of them are actually false.

Bobby Bones shared some things he found that aren't actually accurate to totally wreck our worlds.

  • 5-second-rule
  • you only use 10-15% of your brain
  • shaving makes hair grow back thicker
  • lightning never strikes the same place twice
  • gold fish have a 3-second memory
  • cracking knuckles can cause arthritis
  • sugar makes kids hyperactive
  • vikings wore horn helmets
  • bulls hate the color red
  • humans swallow 8 spiders a year while sleeping
  • carrots improve night vision